The band’s Christian roots still come through, such as when they interpolate lyrics from traditional hymn “I’ll Fly Away” into their own “Fallin’.”

“We get influences from a lot of things,” Lankford said. “The Bible, a lot of it is poetry, and it’s good to pull from.”

Chamber Music Amarillo

Conductor Michael Palmer can’t wait to get back to Amarillo for his latest concert with Chamber Music Amarillo.

That’s not just because his son, David, leads the organization.

“I mean this in the best possible way — they’re salt-of-the-earth musicians there, such honest musicians and such wonderful people,” Michael Palmer said. “They take their art and their craft so seriously.”